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"Watching this video brings back all the fear from that night, however if I had known the symptoms that Chloe was displaying that afternoon were life threatening, I could have acted quicker.

"Chloe went from being 'off her food and a bit unsettled' to fighting for her life in under 4 hours.

"This was an extremely difficult and personal time for our family, one we have thought long and hard about sharing. Ultimately we decided that if it makes one parent check symptoms quicker - then something good can come from sharing this."

The video has been viewed more than one million times so far and, thankfully, Chloe is now on the mend.

"After a week in hospital with around the clock monitoring, countless tests and endless antibiotics/fluid pumped around her little body, and with the biggest thank you to 50+ NHS employees, Chloe is now home and doing well," said Katie.

Sepsis remains a bigger killer than breast, bowel, prostate cancer and road traffic accidents combined but, with more knowledge of the symptoms, lives could be saved.

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What is sepsis?

It is a life-threatening illness caused by your body's response to an infection. It develops when the chemicals the immune system releases into the bloodstream to fight an infection cause inflammation throughout the entire body instead. The most common sites of infection leading to sepsis are the lungs, urinary tract, tummy (abdomen) and pelvis.

If sepsis is detected early and hasn't affected vital organs yet, it may be possible to treat the infection at home with antibiotics. Most people who have sepsis detected at this stage make a full recovery.

What are the symptoms?

Not all symptoms appear but if you, a loved one feels "severely sick", doesn't appear to be themselves and shows any of the following symptoms, sepsis should be suspected: